Agglutinoid

/əˈɡluːtɪˌnɔɪd/ noun

A substance resembling agglutinin in structure or function but not identical; an agglutinin-like molecule.

From agglutinin + -oid (Greek -oeides 'resembling'). The -oid suffix indicates similarity without identity, like android 'human-like' but not actually human.

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